Disease or Syndrome
speech disorder
speech dis·or·der [ speech dis-awr-der ]
Subclass of:
Language Disorders
Definitions related to speech disorders:
  • A term referring to disorders characterized by the disruption of normal speech. It includes stuttering, lisps, dysarthria and voice disorders.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Acquired or developmental conditions marked by an impaired ability to comprehend or generate spoken forms of language.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Speech disorder, any of the disorders that impair human speech. Human communication relies largely on the faculty of speech, supplemented by the production of certain sounds, each of which is unique in meaning. Human speech is extraordinarily complex, consisting of sound waves of a diverse range of...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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